Here's the thing. With 29,000lbs of just cattle, you're far exceeding the weight rating of what that truck is capable of. F650/750, the vehicles equipped to handle that kind of weight, have a standard option. I'm not surprised our opinions are differing, as I never tow anything approaching that amount. After all,…

Somewhere close to 5 figures.

Haha, I know what you mean. The 7.3L has a very quirky charm, but I can hear them from my office whenever they come into the main shop (not often, we have a diesel shop out back), through an entire parts department and a cinder block wall.

It's not about mileage. With the proper tune and exhaust, it would actually be a big power bump. Ecoboosts are able to be tuned after all.

Talk to your fleet manager. Both 40/Mini Console/40 Cloth and 40/Mini Console/40 Vinyl Are options on the current XL truck, fleet or not.

There is a Fleet-Only stripper model, the Expedition XL and XL EL. Starts at 38,975 pre-D&D for a 4x2, versus 43,390 for a XLT 4x2. Add about $2,900 for 4x4 to both.

Anything will, once you remove the emissions equipment. With the current DPF, DEF, and catalytic reduction, there's not much coming out of the pipe at the back.

The 6.7L's are eerily quiet. The last diesel I owned myself was the 7.3L, but doing fleet deliveries for a Ford store, I'm in and out of these all day. The 7.3L made you feel like you were driving a locomotive, whereas the 6.7L is quieter than most sedans. It's rated at 68dB, which apparently, according to some other…

Doubtful they'd push that much development cost into the 6.2L. I would love to see a E/B 5.0L, but the 3.5L E/B is really going places. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in the next Raptor.

1. Until you have stepped up into the medium-duty F-650/F-750 trucks, there is no manual option whatsoever. Being someone who's never owned an automatic car, I still prefer my trucks automatic, and don't see a whole lot of value lost there, personally.

Interior fit/finish/design versus the outgoing model. I already expect the EcoBoost to perform superbly in this truck, and the capabilities of the platform were never a question. The 2014 just felt like you were driving a truck from 2007.

EcoBoost V6 is the engine of choice, here. It's still on the older platform (the new platform is steel frame, aluminum body, not aluminum frame), so you still have a mostly steel body.

Not for what driving I have done with them, which is mostly 2-25 mile trips to customer's place of business, and around the lot. In a customer vehicle, I'm not going for burnouts, and it's never my dealership's vehicle. It's owned by a leasing company.

I don't think it would affect what these trucks are truly used for, but in certain parts of the country, buying a RWD truck that's not a basic Ranger/S-10 is committing resale suicide. Last RWD DRW Lariat F-250 I had here sat for 514 days (special order truck, customer passed away before delivered).

Speaking from experience (I manage all fleet deliveries at a Ford store, as well as run the marketing department) it's imperceptible while not under load. Loaded, I have no experience with a 2015.

There's multiple seat options, with a 40/20/40 split bench, to a full bucket / center console setup. Depends on your model.

Don't get me wrong, not hating here, but we just got rid of our 04 Baja we owned since new. Interior quality, ride quality all sub-par, utilitarian, in comparison to other makes. Our Forester before that was much the same way.

interior comfort

Clearly you've never flown on JAL (Japan Airlines).

Woah.